Reuters Prices of parboiled rice exported from India fell this week as the rupee depreciated and supplies increased, while Vietnamese rates edged lower on fears of a potential drop in demand from the Philippines. Top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $440-$446 per metric ton this week, down from last week’s $444-$450. […]
News Desk To ensure the country’s food security, the government will import 50,000 metric tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice from India through an international open tender. Indian company M/s Bagadia Brothers Private Limited will supply this rice. The cost of importing 50,000 metric tonnes of rice will be Tk 274 crore 20 thousand, and the […]
Food ministry is required to come up with plan to shift to market-determined prices of commodities. Shahbaz Rana ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again asked Pakistan to submit a plan for orderly transition from the agricultural support price mechanism to market-determined rates of commodities aimed at preventing farmers from losses and supply chain […]
By GMA Integrated News. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that envoys discussions are ongoing with envoys from Pakistan and India on securing commitments to supply the Philippines with a combined two million metric tons (MT) of rice. Agriculture Secretary Tiu Laurel said that he had met with the Pakistani Ambassador Imtiaz Ahmad […]
‘Taoyuan No. 7’ bred after eight-year research project Charlotte Lee TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taoyuan’s Agricultural Research and Extension Station said Wednesday it has developed “Taoyuan No. 7,” an aromatic rice variety resistant to rice blast. Rice blast, a disease that affects rice quality and yield, is exacerbated by high temperatures and humidity following rainfall […]
Around 16,000 metric tonnes of rice has been imported to Sri Lanka as of 3:30 p.m. today (18), following the relaxing of import restrictions on rice. Additional Director General of Customs and Customs Media Spokesperson, Seevali Arukgoda, stated that this total includes 6,000 metric tonnes of Red Raw Rice and 10,000 metric tonnes of Nadu […]
